Great news everyone: they’re deep-sixing the dog. In a chat with IGN, Playground general manager Ralph Fulton said that, in contrast to the preceding two Fable games, this autumn’s Fable reboot won’t give you a furry canine companion to venture alongside. I’m sure I speak for us all when I say: thank god. Well, not…
This review is, if I can read a spreadsheet correctly, the first time this site has assessed a laptop containing the Ryzen 9 9955HX. So if you’ve ever wanted one of AMD’s thundering 16-core Zen 5 chips in your portable(ish) PC, this is your chance. It’s fast, though not 9950X3D fast. An unfair comparison considering…
Audio director Dan “Toasty” Forden reflects on an incredible 37-year career. In October 2025, Dan Forden, the legendary sound designer and composer behind the Mortal Kombat series, announced his retirement from the games industry and the Midway successor Netherrealm, after 37 years in the business. For many fans of the series, the announcement marked the…
Category: Games January 23, 2026 Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Season 2 is here! Legend Edition Drops and Kim Jae Hoon Leads the Charge Yasuyuki Oda, Producer, Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Summary Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Season 2 begins January 22, 2026. Kim Jae Hoon ignites Season 2 as its…
Category: Games January 23, 2026 Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Season 2 is here! Legend Edition Drops and Kim Jae Hoon Leads the Charge Yasuyuki Oda, Producer, Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Summary Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Season 2 begins January 22, 2026. Kim Jae Hoon ignites Season 2 as its…
Category: Next Week on Xbox January 23, 2026 Next Week on Xbox: New Games for January 26 to 30 Will Fulton, Xbox Wire Editor Welcome to Next Week on Xbox! In this weekly feature we cover all the games coming soon to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Xbox on PC, and Game Pass! Get more…
The “Sega CDX2”. Chinese modder TZMWX has already created a one-off handheld Sega Saturn, but now he’s back with another project – this time paying tribute to one of the rarest (and perhaps most misguided) Sega consoles of all time. Back in the mid-’90s, Sega’s hardware was all over the place. The company had the…
Game hits PC, Xbox, and PS5 this year. Xbox Game Studios recently revealed Playground Games’ upcoming Fable reboot properly, showcasing a bunch of gameplay that stays true to the classic series while throwing in a few intriguing evolutions for good measure. Launching this Autumn on PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PS5, we honestly weren’t expecting…
We are an alarming way into 2026 already, and you know what that means: the precipitous decline of all of our institutions and the environment. Also, the soonish release of the Steam Machine, which will probably make all that other stuff go down a lot easier. The Steam Machine’s actual release date isn’t known yet,…